A key which alters the function of another key if the two are pressed at the same time.
〔计算机〕控制键
Example sentencesExamples
If you press the control key then the game automatically targets the enemy closest to your mouse pointer, and so you don't have to worry about clicking on a moving target, or moving when you mean to attack.
When you think about it, the keyboard doesn't do anything you can't accomplish with the control key and mouse.
I would then hit the control key and ‘D' at the same time, and it would take the lines I entered and place them, in order, in the file.
Once you figure out the control keys, it is quite easy to play the game.
Definition of control key in US English:
control key
nounkənˈtrōl kē
Computing
A key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time.
〔计算机〕控制键
Example sentencesExamples
If you press the control key then the game automatically targets the enemy closest to your mouse pointer, and so you don't have to worry about clicking on a moving target, or moving when you mean to attack.
I would then hit the control key and ‘D' at the same time, and it would take the lines I entered and place them, in order, in the file.
When you think about it, the keyboard doesn't do anything you can't accomplish with the control key and mouse.
Once you figure out the control keys, it is quite easy to play the game.